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California Sues 20 Companies For Toys With Unlawful Amounts of Lead

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Ani
- 762 days ago - commondreams.org

Lead, known to cause cancer and reproductive harm, also can cause mental and physical retardation as well as behavioral and other health problems in children. In adults, it can damage the nervous system.

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Jim Phillips (2588)

Wednesday November 21, 2007, 6:36 am
Glad that good ole Jerry "Moon Beam" Brown is going after these companies. Maybe China will wake-up and start regulating their products. Just think that China is to "host" the Olympics soon...

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shirley Shaw (44)

Wednesday November 21, 2007, 8:32 am
I cant even begin to tell you! I have 3 children that are special needs! and I have cancer, ok now that that has been told! lets get to this China made stuff I want to personaly thankyou for all your horrible dissitions on what you have done to our country! Our children lives! what in heck are you thinking? I see it as a act of horrible terriorism ! put knowingly do this to the world and have been for how many years! I will never but anything from china ever! Ive been throughing everything I own out! Thankyou again for your hated of our country! and the hurt you have brought apon it!

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